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Clownfish Shrink Down Their Bodies to Survive Ocean Heat Waves, New Study Suggests

A new study reveals that clownfish use a surprising strategy to adapt their bodies to ocean heat waves: They shrink. “[Clownfish] have these amazing abilities that we still don’t know all that much about,

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How do clownfish survive a heat wave? By shrinking themselves down

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‘Shrinking Nemo’: Study finds clownfish can shrink to survive higher sea temperatures

Clownfish shrink during marine heatwaves – new study

Those that shrank had a better chance of surviving the heatwave.

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Shrinking Nemo: Clownfish survive heatwaves by shrinking

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It’s getting hot in the ocean, so clownfish are shrinking their bodies to survive

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The curious case of the shrinking clownfish

The new study on clownfish, however, suggests individual fish are shrinking over mere weeks in response to a heat wave, which, in the case of the Papua New Guinea event, pushed temperatures in the bay about 7 degrees (4 degrees Celsius) above average.

To survive ocean heat waves, clownfish shrink their bodies

Scientists studying clownfish discovered that the distinctive orange and white striped clownfish shrink during heatwaves.